An incredible account of a soldier's life
in the Union Army and his final months alive in the Confederate Prison in
Andersonville. While reading this, keep in mind that Charles passed away nine
days after his final entry.

The following transcription, as originally
written by Charles, has been
provided to us by Penny Pollock and we are grateful for being able to share this
with our readers. The maroon text reflects the color red of the writing in the
original diary for the entries up to his date of capture at Plymouth, NC on
April 20, 1864.